WWII - 1943, Pacific: Yanks Take Munda Base; Attu Memorial Service; 50,000th Tank

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1943, Pacific: Yanks Take Munda Base; Attu Memorial Service; 50,000th Tank 18:16:55 Troops landing on beach. Tank through dense jungle; troops advance. Artillery firing. Shooting at Japanese sniper. Machine guns. Dead Japanese. 18:17:59 Intertitle: Taps For Hero Dead On Attu. 18:18:05 Ceremony for soldiers killed in action at military cemetery, band playing & troops gathered w/ US flag; heads bowed in MCU. Bugler blowing taps as soldiers look at many grave markers on hillside. Wreaths placed on graves w/ flag at half-staff. 18:18:39 Intertitle: 50,000th Tank Leaves Plant. Women factory workers in Chester, Pennsylvania preparing equipment for shipment. MSs of tanks moving thru factory & out of paint chamber & past heat lamps. Tank out of plant. Sign: “50,000th combat vehicle from Ford Motor Co.” on wall. Tank past row of other tanks as gun barrels are raised. 18:19:14 Intertitle: Death By Air Rains On Axis. Aerials of twin-engine aircraft flying thru flak & bombs dropping on Italy. 18:19:59 RAF medium bombers fly low over English Channel; POV from plane flying over French countryside & towns on way to bomb Abbeville airfield & Rennes. Bombs dropping, explosions & craters. 18:21:05 End title: “Victory for American” over image of torch held by Statue of Liberty. “Buy War Bonds” WW2; Fighting; Battles; Memorial Service; Air Force; Bombing Mission; Tank Manufacturing; 1940s; NOTE: Quality is dark & grainy but good action. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk